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Outback bushfire closes main freight link between WA and eastern states

Bushfires have closed the Eyre Highway for the second time this summer, with no confirmation of when the critical road route will reopen.
A road sign as a road train drives past.

Published: Source: ABC GoldfieldsTopic: Bushfiresby Jarrod Lucas, Emily JB Smith and Tara de Landgrafft

Weed that costs farmers $100 million a year could help create sustainable cement alternative

Prickly paddy melon is a major problem for the Australian agricultural industry but researchers say it may have potential to reduce soil erosion and offset the construction industry's large carbon footprint.
two men wearing high vis vests collect yellow melon fruits in a grassy field

Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Environmental Managementby Brooke Neindorf and Amelia Costigan

Ceduna is the jewel of the Nullarbor but residents fear crime is tarnishing its reputation

The scrapped Cashless Debit Card has left a divisive legacy in the South Australian coastal town of Ceduna, which is facing a rise in crime and antisocial behaviour.
A jetty reaches towards the horizon with a spectacular golden sunset behind it.

Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Indigenous Policyby Amelia Costigan and Jodie Hamilton

What is the risk of wind turbine fires? And how dangerous can they be?

A fire in a wind turbine that sent smoke billowing over the Mid North of South Australia has sparked worries that such a blaze could result in a bushfire on a hotter and windier day.
A series of wind turbines among farmland with black smoke coming from one of them
Duration: 10 seconds

Published: Source: ABC South East SATopic: Wind Energyby Eugene Boisvert

SA community leaps to save dilapidated 116-year-old jetty after two summers of closure

The Tumby Bay community rallies to save the historic heart of town, 52 years after a tractor driver led a charge to block workmen from demolishing a jetty that provides teenagers with fun activities, habitat for marine species, and a place for…
two teenage girls holding save our jetty sign on platform of jetty
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Historyby Jodie Hamilton and Brooke Neindorf

Here is why not every wind from the ocean is a sea breeze

More than 85 per cent of Australians live within 50 kilometres of the ocean, but the variation in weather across any slice of this narrow coastal band is substantial.
Sea breeze illustration shows uneven heating of the earth's surface near a coastline leads to a sea breeze circulation.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weatherby Tom Saunders

Second king penguin spotted acting 'happy' in South Australia, 2,500km from nearest colony

A Port Neill local filmed a juvenile king penguin on a beach on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a sighting of what was possibly the same bird in the Coorong.
Penguin on sandy white beach ith bush on sandhills in background, bay water on right.

Published: Source: ABC Eyre PeninsulaTopic: Marine Parksby Jodie Hamilton and Emma Pedler

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Leap of faith for jetty’s sake – Community rallies again after 52 years to save its jetty

There were no police, arrests or barricades this time but for some Tumby Bay residents a protest on Sunday was their second call to action to save their town’s historic jetty.
Duration: 8 minutes 7 seconds

Source: ABC News

Traditional owners challenge Port Lincoln desalination plant

The desalination plant would service the entire Eyre Peninsular which is fast running out of water.
Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds

Source: ABC News

Therapy dog helps school community in wake of deaths

A tight-knit community is struggling to come to terms with the untimely deaths of two people connected to the local school. But a new arrival to the town of Elliston is assisting the grieving process.
Duration: 2 minutes 4 seconds

Source: ABC News

Record rainfall hits South Australia over the weekend

Yedulknie Weir overflowing near Cleve Sunday afternoon in what locals say is a rare event as record rainfall in parts of the state.
Duration: 33 seconds

Source: ABC News

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